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Subject: Re: Genius 6.5 - Is it an improvement?

Author: Chessfun

Date: 15:56:02 11/26/99

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On November 26, 1999 at 18:49:50, Fernando Villegas wrote:

>On November 25, 1999 at 20:52:26, Tina Long wrote:
>
>>On November 25, 1999 at 10:57:09, Ricardo Rego wrote:
>>
>>>On November 25, 1999 at 08:55:35, Albert Silver wrote:
>>>
>>>>Does anyone know whether or not Genius 6.5 is an improvement or not over Genius
>>>>6 and 5 (which were reputedly practically identical)? I remember reading
>>>>somewhere that the next version, which would be this one, was going to be a
>>>>32-bit engine. I presume that is the case here, but aside from that, has the
>>>>engine been worked on at all?
>>>>
>>>>                                Albert Silver
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>The 'improvement' is just in the price  ;)
>>>yeah its now 32 bit, but still the same good and old Genius 5
>>
>>The Engine is 16bit (I EMailed Millenium & asked a coupla weeks ago), although
>>the GUI is 32bit.
>>
>>If it is still Genius 5, then IMO we are seeing no improvement in engine ability
>>since Genius3  !!
>
>
>Plase Albert, do not destroy my hopes! How I am going to purchase a new toy
>without believing it is better? Lye me a little bit, tell me G 6,5 is the
>greatets ting ever. Please, because I just send my order....
>Fernando

See post 79529 that says it's a different engine. What the evidence is it don't
say.
Thanks.



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